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MortonMendenhall
Panthers
49
TigersM
48

The Mendenhall (MS) varsity basketball team lost Monday's home conference game against Morton (MS) by a score of 49-48.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Morton----49
Mendenhall----48
Final score provided by M. Bowie.
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Game Story

Mississippi High School Basketball - Morton nudges Mendenhall

January 22, 2024: Mendenhall, MS 39114

Morton Panthers (Morton, MS) backers were in high spirits Monday as they witnessed their basketball squad tip the host Mendenhall Tigers (Mendenhall, MS), 49-48 in a league bout.

With the win, Morton upgrades its record to 16-6 on the season. The Panthers host Forest (Forest, MS) to clash with the Bearcats in a 4A Region 5 bout on Tuesday, January 23. The Bearcats go into the bout with a record of 9-11. Forest lost 60-32 in their recent league bout against Morton (Morton, MS)

Next up, the Tigers clash with the Quitman Panthers (Quitman, MS) in a 4A Region 5 bout, on Friday, January 26. Mendenhall will attempt to upgrade on its 17-5 season record. The Panthers go into the bout with a 16-6 record after their 71-29 league win over Northeast Jones (Laurel, MS).

Rankings & Records

Morton (23-24)

MSReg.
528
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
20-95-48-310-52-1.690.5561,6271,462
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Mendenhall (23-24)

MSReg.
424
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %PFPA
23-77-210-412-21-1.767.7781,6401,249

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Morton		12.815.018.812.53.056.1
Mendenhall17.014.014.19.34.054.7

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Head-to-Head

  • Morton won on 1/22/2024
    1/22 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Morton----49
    Mendenhall----48

    The Morton (MS) varsity basketball team won Monday's away conference game against Mendenhall (MS) by a score of 49-48.

    Box score
  • Mendenhall won on 2/2/2024
    2/2 @ 7:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
    Mendenhall810300452
    Morton421230351

    The Mendenhall (MS) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Morton (MS) in overtime by a score of 52-51.

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  • Mendenhall won on 2/8/2024
    2/8 @ 8pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Morton----40
    Mendenhall----55

    The Morton (MS) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away conference game against Mendenhall (MS) by a score of 55-40.

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Team Stat Comparison

MortonMendenhall
-Points Per Game51.6
-Rebounds Per Game20.5
-Assists Per Game8.9
-Steals Per Game7.5
-Blocks Per Game3.0

Team Leaders

MortonMendenhallNational Avg.
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Points Per Game#1 Montavis Hobbs18.24.9
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Rebounds Per Game#1 Montavis Hobbs7.92.6
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Assists Per Game#2 Jay Rankin7.51.0
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Steals Per Game#2 Jay Rankin4.50.8
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Blocks Per Game#1 Montavis Hobbs2.60.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Morton9-3Mendenhall9-2
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/20/23MortonMeridian(L) 50-4311/21/23MendenhallMeridian(L) 51-40
11/21/23LaurelMorton(W) 69-6111/20/23MendenhallLaurel
11/20/23LaurelMendenhall(W) 57-47
12/5/23MortonCrystal Springs(W) 72-5311/7/23MendenhallCrystal Springs(W) 56-54
1/2/24MortonQuitman(L) 45-331/9/24MendenhallQuitman(W) 71-67
1/19/24QuitmanMorton(L) 47-421/26/24QuitmanMendenhall(L) 56-47
2/9/24MortonQuitman(W) 55-43
1/5/24ForestMorton(W) 55-451/12/24MendenhallForest(W) 48-30
1/13/24MortonForest(W) 60-321/30/24ForestMendenhall(W) 68-44
1/23/24ForestMorton(W) 47-442/9/24ForestMendenhall(W) 51-37
1/12/24MortonNortheast Jones(W) 58-4412/21/23MendenhallNortheast Jones(W) 57-30
1/30/24Northeast JonesMorton(W) 77-371/19/24Northeast JonesMendenhall(W) 56-21
2/13/24MortonLawrence County(W) 56-5512/5/23MendenhallLawrence County(W) 60-49

Record Breakdown

Morton (23-24)

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Mendenhall (23-24)
20-9
Overall
23-7
5-4
League
8-2
9-2
Non-League
11-2
1-2
Head to Head
2-1
9-3
Common Opponent
9-2
8-3
Home
10-4
10-5
Away
12-2
2-1
Neutral
1-1
1-1
Playoff
1-1
20-9
In-State
23-7
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0